At the Cunninghams 10:15pm-
Richie was in the dining nook reading a book at the table, while Howard and Marion were watching TV as they started to fall asleep. Richie had his back to the kitchen as he saw his parents start to doze off.
"Mom, Dad. I'll wait up for Joanie. You two should go to bed."
"No, we're fine. It's just staying up late the last few nights for Joanie has caught up with us, but you don't mind waiting up for her?" Howard said then asked.
"No, I don't."
"I really want to go to bed, Howard. I don't think I can stay up for another minute," Marion said as she yawned.
"Okay, dear. Let's go to bed. Thanks for waiting for her, Richard."
"Anytime," Richie said.
Howard and Marion yawned their way to bed.
Ten minutes later the phone rang. Richie picked it up so it wouldn't wake his parents up.
"Hello? Joanie? Mom and Dad went to bed, they were falling asleep on the couch. Where are you? Oh, I see. Yeah, I happen to have an extra key, I'll be over there. Bye." Richie got up, went to his room to get the key then quietly left for Arnold's.
A few minutes later he arrived, got out of the car, and unlocked the door to Arnold's.
"Hey Richie. This is my boyfriend Jason, this is my brother."
"Hi," Jason said as he and Richie shook hands.
"I guess Al didn't check the restrooms before he left," Richie said.
"Yeah, I guess not. Can we just not mention this to him, I don't want to hurt his feelings or get him upset."
"We have to tell him so he can check the bathrooms then walk to the door instead of check the bathrooms then go in the kitchen since he didn't see you two."
"I had fun, I'll talk to you tomorrow," Jason said as he hugged Joanie then left for home.
"Bye." Joanie and Richie locked the door and left Arnold's, for home.
"You really like Jason, don't you?"
"Love him." She smiled.
A week later at the college—
Ralph walked to class when he saw notices for several fundraisers on a bulletin board.
"Hubba, Hubba! I would love to help you on your fundraisers." He smiled.
He took one of the tabs with the contact information, put it in his pocket, then went to class.
A few hours later at Arnold's—
Ralph was at the booth studying when Potsie walked up and sat across from him.
"Hi, Ralph, what's the important message?"
"This." Ralph smiled as he took out the piece of paper about the fundraisers.
"Oh! That sounds fun, let's get Richie in on this?"
"Are you crazy? He will steal all the girls."
"You're right. Let's not tell him."
"I can't wait," Ralph laughed as Potise noticed Richie walking in and going over to where Joanie was sitting with Jason.
"Oh, here comes, Richie." Ralph got the paper back and hid it in his pocket then Richie came over to their table.
"Hey guys, what are you studying?"
"We're studying English," Ralph said.
"We already know English, what's there to study?" Richie asked as Potsie snickered.
"That's pretty funny, Rich," Ralph said as he giggled and Richie wondered if they were hiding something.
"Who's the guy with Joanie?" Potsie asked.
"His name is Jason, he's a senior and they have been dating for two weeks now, but she's in love."
"Boy, they sure are stuck together," Ralph said as he noticed them kissing.
"Yeah, I just hope when it ends, she can handle it."
Fonzie walked in. "Heyyyy, what's going on fellas?"
"Noticing Joanie kissing," Potsie said as they turned to look her way.
"Okay, that's enough, stop watching my sister."
"Hey Red, you need to tell Joanie and her boyfriend to 'get a room,'" Fonzie said as he, Ralph, and Potsie laughed.
"Are you nutso? My dad would have a heart attack if he and Joanie got a room."
"Well, you need to keep an eye on her," Ralph said as he giggled then Potsie started to giggle as well.
"What is wrong with you two?" Richie asked annoyed since they were very giggly when he arrived. Fonzie looked at them curiously.
"Nothing, Rich. We just like to giggle." Ralph and Potsie then left for the apartment.
Fonzie moved to the empty booth seat then asked, "So, are you spying on Joanie and her boyfriend?"
"No, they were here first but I got a date with Lori Beth," Richie said as he faced Fonzie.
"Where are you two going?"
"Going to be at her sorority house and just wait 'til they kick me out then come home. How are things going with you, Fonz?"
"Great. I met this really wonderful girl and we are going to my apartment."
"Do you have them stay over at the apartment?"
"No. They go home at 11pm, unless it's a Friday or a weekend, then we stay up all night," Fonzie said then snapped his fingers as he smiled.
Richie turned towards Joanie and Jason and called her over to him, "Joanie, can you come here, please?"
"Excuse me while I talk to my big brother," she said to him then walked over to Richie and asked him, "Are you trying to embarrass me?"
"No. But you are embarrassing me. I don't go kissing like that."
"Well, then turn around and don't look." Joanie walked back to Jason then they both left.
"I guess she don't like you looking after her, huh?" Fonzie snickered.
"No. I do wonder if she gets any homework done at all."
"That is Joanie's and your parents' problem. Now, I am going to go into my office and make a phone call. I'll see you, Red."
"See ya, Fonz."
A few days later at the Andrews' home-
Joanie was invited to dinner and Jason's parents got to meet the girl who had taken his heart. They chatted during dinner.
"So, I understand you are a sophomore," Jason's father, Robert, said.
"Yes." Joanie felt nervous.
"I see," Monica, Jason's mother, said in a curt tone.
"What does your father do?" Robert asked.
"He's an owner of a hardware store."
"Do you want to follow in your father's footsteps and be the first woman owner of a store," Robert asked.
"I haven't really thought that far, but working in hardware isn't really appealing to me."
"So, how do you like being a cheerleader?" Monica asked.
"I like it."
They chatted then Joanie went home.
A week later at the fundraiser-
The fundraiser had kissing booths, a hammer and scale to see who was a strongman, a shooting gallery, dunking tanks, a pin the donkey game, and a fortune teller.
"Hello, I'm Ralph Malph and this is my friend, Potsie Webber. We want to help with raising money."